Claritin-D -- an ethical dilemma

I think Pseudoephedrine is only banned IN competiton, not out of competition during training, they recognize it is found in most cold and flu medications and unavoidable when ill

WADA advises athletes to discontinue taking pseudoephedrine AT LEAST 24 HOURS prior to the time defined as “in-competition” when taking a dose of 240mg or less per day. Be advised, in some cases this may not be enough time for the medication to clear the body, such as a slow-metabolizer or because of drug interactions. USADA recommends avoiding pseudoephedrine-containing cold and flu products for several days in advance of competition.

So if the Zyrtek was working for you, why this debate about the Claritin-D? Just go back on the Zyrtek - ethical dilemma solved.

why does your mom have to buy your medicine?

go to cvs and get zyrtec

and by the way, it's sweet your mom cares and will bring you things but you are in college now so why on earth aren't you shopping for yourself

also if claritin-D was an actual PED, you can be darn sure it would be flying off the shelves before the local 5k races - it isn't and it won't do anything for you

your biggest problem will be that zytec and claritin-D feel very different, at least they did to me when I had allergies (outgrew them fortunately) and you might not like how it makes you feel, lightheaded and all that

darkwave wrote:

So if the Zyrtek was working for you, why this debate about the Claritin-D? Just go back on the Zyrtek - ethical dilemma solved.

Claritin is a different beast. Once you start Claritin Zyrtek seems like sugar pills.

This mentality cracks me up. Of all of the actual misdeeds, sins, cruel and selfish acts that a person will commit in this life, some folks choose to fixate on this kind of thing.

darkwave wrote:

So if the Zyrtek was working for you, why this debate about the Claritin-D? Just go back on the Zyrtek - ethical dilemma solved.

Don't you get it? This guy has a helicopter parent who lives miles away. Mommy takes care of him, he can't go to the store and buy things for himself. That's why the fretting over a non-issue. He's not self reliant as are most Millennials.

Fun fact: My doc put me on Claritin when I was 14, and I'm 99% sure it was a placebo. Claritin was still in the early days back then....

Pseudoephedrine is only banned in competition and has less performance enhancing effects than a kid with an inhaler. Seriously, you'd probably get a bigger boost from caffeine.

If you want some real power, try meth right before a run!

(Please don't actually do meth)

John Utah wrote:

This mentality cracks me up. Of all of the actual misdeeds, sins, cruel and selfish acts that a person will commit in this life, some folks choose to fixate on this kind of thing.

This. I can't believe someone is worried that taking freaking Claritin for two weeks is unethical. OP: you're fine. Chill out.

It has a short half life, so it won't show up on a test unless you're popping them like candy. Even if you did that it will barely show up at worse. No test is that sensitive.

There is no way you are taking enough Claritin to make a difference. The games in your head about this will make or break your running more than the drug itself.

On the other hand, I am hopped up on 60mg/day of prednisone for systemic poison ivy. There is a reason prednisone is banned in-competition. To put it simply, I am f**king focused. I can punch a hummingbird out of the air.

1/10.

The 1 is because some people seemed to have fallen for this.

John Clendon wrote:

. I can punch a hummingbird out of the air.

LOL - the mental image that this formed in my mind made me chuckle. Thank you.

Claritin D day one for me: Great, I can breath through my nose. I'm not walking around like the other LR mouth-breathers. Rejoice!

Clairitin D day two: Cue Breaking Bad music. I'm tweaking, whatever you call it. My mind thinks I'm five seconds ahead of reality, and I'm just waiting around for the world to catch up to me. Where can I get more of this stuff? I wonder if I can clean the garage before the alarm goes off?

Are you kidding? Virtually everyone has taken cold medicine with pseudophedrine at some point. Take care of your health bruh

Totally agree. OP, take it. Let's worry about the real dopers instead of crucifying ourselves over minutia like this.

John Utah wrote:

This mentality cracks me up. Of all of the actual misdeeds, sins, cruel and selfish acts that a person will commit in this life, some folks choose to fixate on this kind of thing.

Rupper Dupper wrote:

John Clendon wrote:

. I can punch a hummingbird out of the air.

LOL - the mental image that this formed in my mind made me chuckle. Thank you.

It made me cry, you monster!

Dang. The 5K I ran last weekend- the first three finishers all had poison ivy rash!

John Clendon wrote:

There is no way you are taking enough Claritin to make a difference. The games in your head about this will make or break your running more than the drug itself.

On the other hand, I am hopped up on 60mg/day of prednisone for systemic poison ivy. There is a reason prednisone is banned in-competition. To put it simply, I am f**king focused. I can punch a hummingbird out of the air.